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Johnnetta B. Cole, renowned scholar and trailblazer in education, was named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art. Cole will take charge of the Washington D.C.-based museum beginning March 2.
Though it seems like a stretch to compare the job of a CEO to that of a bus driver, the analogy is fitting, according to Ancella Livers, executive director of the Executive Leadership Council's (ELC) Institute for Leadership Development & Research. Driving a bus carrying precious lives and cargo in bad weather is similar to running a company in these uncertain economic times. If no one knows you have experience doing it, then they aren’t going to allow you to do it.
Reginald Smith, molecular biologist at General Electric, is the lead scientist on a cell technology program at the company that explores new techniques and technology to efficiently produce stem cells. He has several patents under his belt, with one pending that covers instrumentation to be used by the pharmaceutical and biotech industries for real-time quality control as well as faster production of protein-based drugs.
BlackEnterprise.com's editorial assistant, Renita Burns, and reporter Marcia A. Wade decided to rate the efforts of corporations who have incorporated Black History Month promotions and products on a scale of one to five. A rating of five represents a respectable, well-organized, educational promotion, and a rating of one signifies an insufficient effort in honoring the month’s legacy and purpose.
